Both Occupy and pro-Ron Paul protesters were on hand outside of the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach for a Mitt Romney fundraiser.

Members of Occupy Orange County organized a Billionaires for Mitt Romney demonstration, encouraging participants to dress up and act like the 1%, as Occupy protesters have done in other states for the newly chosen Republican presidential candidate.

Dressed up in suits and donning signs supporting Romney and the rich, about 20 Occupy protesters bewildered the media and members of anti-war group Move On with their get-ups, especially when they started chanting.

On the other end of the sidewalk, about a half dozen members from the Californian Tea Party group supporting Ron Paul criticized Romney's delegate selection. While they did not perform street theater to entertain the media, members shouted their message through a bullhorn exceptionally loud to catch the attention of fundraiser goers across the street.

As mentioned in a previous post, one zealous Ron Paul supporter vowed to "outwitt" the lefty protesters to steal media attention.

Were they successful? Looks like Occupy wins for their creativity with this one. But one thing is for sure: both groups were pretty pissed off at Mitt Romney and his 1% cronies.

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Going along w/ the Billionaires theme, I was there representing Obomba - "Fund Wars, Not Jobs!" . Slipping away from my "side", and venturing over to the Tea Party / Libertarians, I met some agreeable people (we agreed to disagree on "Free Trade" and I didn't touch immigration) but we agree on one thing: We want to Legalize the Constitution and charge w/treason the bloated politicians who are eating our country alive. Either Way We're Screwed. Obama will screw us less n this country (seemingly, or covertly - NDAA is bad news for dissenters) but is decimating women and children in other countries (see Medea Benjamin's new book on Drones).
Who did I vote for President? Peta Lindsay! PSL! http://youtu.be/OFLLxHsahRc

People for get that today's politicians are mere sociopaths; They only care about themselves, crave fame, and control of the ignorant masses. They hardly do anything for the nation, that is why this upcoming election. I am going to vote for Charlie Sheen.

Mitt Romney will just be another shill for Israel. War war and more war. Keep funneling US taxdollars to Israel. Keep fighting wars for them. Keep taxing the people for the costs of supportingIsrael. Our worst enemy posing as our ally. Remember the USS Liberty, remember 911, remember the plight of the occupied people of Palestine. Most of all, remember to vote for Ron Paul.

Neither Occupy or Paulites were vocally opposing Obama at this rally, perhaps, because it was a Mitt Romney fundraiser. If you think Occupy is in favor of Obama, guess again...

Very interesting assumption though -- just because I wrote Romney has 1% cronies, that automatically implies Obama is not part of the elite establishment as well; and in fact, a saint! Both political parties have fat cat cronies and perhaps, that's why both groups have some common ground -- shocker!

Hey, I support Ron Paul too, and I'm Jewish and not an anti-Zionist conspiracy nut. Could you please edit your messages in the future to not make it look like all RP's supporters are cranks? Thanks. And I agree with you on the wars, but its not all because of Israel. Its called the military-industrial complex and Big Oil and its a lot more American Anglo-Saxon than Jewish.

So, sitting back and mocking others attempts to do democracy, to create political discussions is not a worthy attempt to you? And you call us worthless? Stop being a sycophant, man. Do something. Let's see what you got up your sleeve? Think you can deal better? Organize and action for democracy and I bet we'll come w/o bashing you.

You're implying that any one protest that doesn't lead to some kind of policy change (how could we prove it did anyway?) is a waste of time?

I'll let a Romney supporter who commented on the OC Register story speak for me: "The most successful fundraiser in the history of OC and you spend 100% of the photo (gallery) and most of the story on a tiny handful on protesters outside?"The campaign wanted the story of his CA visit to be about lemonade with Nancy Reagan, but we got on 3 TV channels and 3 papers (the Weekly being our favorite!) letting everyone know that his trip was about corruption.Not bad for 2 days notice and almost $0, and a bit more fun than the $25k cocktails being consumed across the street.

That is the most ignorant comment I have seen on this site. Ron Paul has not one atom of racism in his whole body. You who believe the phony propaganda put out by those whowish to keep you as the tax slave you are spread that slander and then the ignorant parrot it. Your comments are exactly that, parrot talk.